[239] In the religion of the Incas the idol (huaco) of the Moon was in charge of women, and when it was brought from the house of the Sun, to be worshipped, it was carried on their shoulders, because they said "it was a woman, and the figure resembled one."

As for the other religious terms, 2 are Nahuatl: teocalli ` temple 'and teopan ` temple grounds'; 2 are Quechua: huaca or guaca ` an ancient Peruvian sacred object, such as a mountain, animal, shrine, or artifact, inhabited by a god or spirit 'and huaco or guaco ` a pre-Columbian relic of Peru,' as an object discovered in a tomb; and one is Mayan: cenote ` a natural well or sinkhole into which sacrificial offerings were thrown during ceremonies. '